Month: June 2024

The Russell County Community Blood Drive will take place today. The blood drive will take place beginning at 11:30 this morning until 5:30 this evening at the South Kentucky RECC Community Room. The blood center […]

A Columbia man charged with vehicular homicide entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment appearance in Russell Circuit Court yesterday. Tyler Yarberry is charged with vehicular homicide stemming from a collision that took place […]

A Russell County grand jury indicted 10 individuals yesterday. Those indicted included the following: Jaywreye Phelps, age 30, housed at the Russell County Detention Center, indicted on a charge of second-degree assault. Daniel N. Hammond, […]

The Russell County Hospital Board met yesterday, with discussions about the beginning stages of hospital expansion and a water tank on the hospital property. WJRS News caught up with CEO Scott Thompson to talk about […]

The Russell Springs Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on Alexander Drive Sunday afternoon. According to Fire Chief Bobby Johnson, the fire department was called out to an outbuilding on fire at 186 Alexander […]

Police are searching for a missing teen in neighboring Adair County. Columbia Police say they are looking for 17-year-old Brooklyn Peterson. Peterson is around 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 104 pounds. Anyone […]

The City of Jamestown is in the midst of planning for another big Lakefest celebration in less than two weeks. Mayor Regena Hinton spoke to WJRS News about how the planning process is going as […]